Plasnica Municipality
Plasnica Municipality
Општина Пласница Plasnitsa Belediyesi | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipal seat | Plasnica |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ismail Jahoski (DUI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.44 km2 (21.02 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,222 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Official language(s) | Macedonian, Turkish |
Plasnica (Macedonian: , Turkish: Plasnitsa) is a municipality in western North Macedonia. Plasnica is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Plasnica Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region. It is particularly noteworthy in having a mostly ethnic Turkish population.
Geography
[edit]The municipality borders Makedonski Brod Municipality to the northeast, Kruševo Municipality to the southeast, Kičevo Municipality to the southwest, west and northwest.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 4,222 inhabitants.[1]
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 4,545 | 100 | 4,222 | 100 |
| Turks | 4,446 | 97.82 | 4,101 | 97.13 |
| Albanians | 20 | 0.44 | 13 | 0.31 |
| Macedonians | 34 | 0.75 | 9 | 0.22 |
| Bosniaks | 1 | 0.02 | ||
| Other / Undeclared / Unknown | 45 | 0.99 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 97 | 2.3 | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
